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I'll concede that point, the expensive ones targeted at businesses are good, but I was referring more to the home space (since that's what we're already talking about in regards to tablets), as not many home users are going to spend five grand on an all-in-one device.

I don't doubt that some all in one devices are bad, I just disagree with the rule that specialised devices are always better in all circumstances, even if limited to home use. Sometimes specialised devices make less sense. Did you buy a DivX player?

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Well that's the thing. IMO you're better off buying a netbook or ultrabook as well as a tablet, because both devices will do a better job than most of the ones that dock. Sure, it costs more, but you're getting much, much better devices out of the deal. IMO, of course.

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I don't doubt that some all in one devices are bad, I just disagree with the rule that specialised devices are always better in all circumstances, even if limited to home use. Sometimes specialised devices make less sense. Did you buy a DivX player?

I don't think it was as scary as some of the other Roald Dahl, who wrote some really messed up books now that I think about it. But I always thought it would be cool to be an animal, I guess that's why I liked it /weirdkid. Paul Jennings had some really scary stories too, like the one where the boy fed lemons to a fox skin and it turned out the lemon tree was where the fox gizzards were so it came back to life.

Shame you can't find one. I haven't had a look around either, but I'm holding off as this totally happened a few weeks ago and is likely to happen again (I'd think). Sale was only about a week before I decided to brick my laptop by way of a BIOS flash gone awry, so I missed out :/

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I don't think it was as scary as some of the other Roald Dahl, who wrote some really messed up books now that I think about it. But I always thought it would be cool to be an animal, I guess that's why I liked it /weirdkid. Paul Jennings had some really scary stories too, like the one where the boy fed lemons to a fox skin and it turned out the lemon tree was where the fox gizzards were so it came back to life.

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I don't think it was as scary as some of the other Roald Dahl, who wrote some really messed up books now that I think about it. But I always thought it would be cool to be an animal, I guess that's why I liked it /weirdkid. Paul Jennings had some really scary stories too, like the one where the boy fed lemons to a fox skin and it turned out the lemon tree was where the fox gizzards were so it came back to life.

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Shame you can't find one. I haven't had a look around either, but I'm holding off as this totally happened a few weeks ago and is likely to happen again (I'd think). Sale was only about a week before I decided to brick my laptop by way of a BIOS flash gone awry, so I missed out :/

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I don't think it was as scary as some of the other Roald Dahl, who wrote some really messed up books now that I think about it. But I always thought it would be cool to be an animal, I guess that's why I liked it /weirdkid. Paul Jennings had some really scary stories too, like the one where the boy fed lemons to a fox skin and it turned out the lemon tree was where the fox gizzards were so it came back to life.

The Witches was scary for me because my piano teacher was this cranky Czech woman who wore a wig and had like a missing toe and weird feet. I totally remember trying to convince my mum she was a witch!

I don't think I read many Paul Jennings books. Maybe one or two, they always had freaky covers. I was a Selby fan, the series about that awesome talking dog. I guess Goosebumps was ok as well lol.

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The Witches was scary for me because my piano teacher was this cranky Czech woman who wore a wig and had like a missing toe and weird feet. I totally remember trying to convince my mum she was a witch!

I don't think I read many Paul Jennings books. Maybe one or two, they always had freaky covers. I was a Selby fan, the series about that awesome talking dog. I guess Goosebumps was ok as well lol.

I find this a bit morbid,
"The naming of seven new National Living Treasures was to replace seven now-deceased members of the list"

The list is a joke and is voted on by the public so yeah.
Although Palmer's inclusion seems to have been at the behest of the NSW Trust if I'm reading this correctly: smh article

smh said:

The source, who is close to the competition, has revealed concerns were raised even when Mr Palmer's name was included on a list of 100 final nominees, the magazine providing some celebrity names and the National Trust (NSW) insisting on others, including Mr Palmer.

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I don't understand the point of Australian of the Year when we have a formal honours system. Unless the government is about to establish the Order of the Australian of the Year we could surely do away with it.